Still no end to Nelson Mandela Bay taxi strike, mayor calls for army PREMIUM By Zamandulo Malonde - 27 May 2021
After a seven-hour long meeting between taxi drivers and stakeholders, an amicable solution to the ongoing taxi strikes had still not been reached by Thursday evening.
Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor Nqaba Bhanga was speaking at a press briefing on Thursday evening, held to update residents on the situation.
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Police calculate damage from Nelson Mandela Bay strike action By Riaan Marais and Zamandulo Malonde - 27 May 2021 Eight buses with a total value of about R12m were destroyed when protesters allegedly set them on fire in Motherwell on Wednesday night.
Initial reports from Nelson Mandela Bay police indicate that most of the main routes around the Bay are still open, but officials are monitoring known hotspots.
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Six nabbed for taxi protest public violence to remain behind bars By Riaan Marais - 27 May 2021
Six people arrested in connection with the ongoing protests plaguing Nelson Mandela Bay s streets, will have to remain behind bars for now.
The accused aged between 20 and 35 years appeared briefly in the Motherwell Magistrate s Court on Thursday.
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Education officials blame communities for rise in cases Yoliswa Sobuwa and Penwell Dlamini > By Yoliswa Sobuwa and Penwell Dlamini - 27 May 2021 - 07:13
On Wednesday last week, a grade 12 pupil at Lephola Senior Secondary School tested positive for Covid-19 after displaying symptoms of the virus while at the school.
On the same day, the school in Welkom, Free State, sent letters to parents indicating that the institution would be closed for cleaning of the entire school environment , with no explanation.
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Solve issues with pupils in class Sowetan > By Sowetan - 27 May 2021 - 07:20
In yesterday s edition we reported on 25 schools that were closed by National School Governing Body (NSGB) over expensive stationery.
The organisation closed the facilities and took to the streets after complaining that the schools were paying R19 for a pencil eraser, R59 for a sharpener, R64 for coloured paper, R319 for rim of office paper, white board marker R60 and R73 for an arch file. They regarded this to be too expensive and vowed that there would be no schooling until the department gives them answers.
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